Translations
Modern
In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
Traditional
Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
Literal
And he made at the front of the house two pillars, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on its head five cubits.
Latin
Ante fores etiam templi duas columnas, quæ triginta et quinque cubitos habebant altitudinis: porro capita earum, quinque cubitorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
Notes
The two pillars in the temple's porch were made of bronze and had elaborate decorations (compare 1 Kings 7:15–22).
Theme notes and profiles
Measurements
- cubits high: About 52.5 ft (16 m)
Parallels
Glossary
Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Jachin and Boaz Minerals and Metals Temple
Topics
Temple: Solomon's: Pillars of the First Temple: The Porch of Pillars of, with Their Chapiters Described